OK, there have been many kudos to the Dutch but...a reality show on Mars?
yes, really[[?)! well, the whole thing could be an elaborate hoax.
http://mars-one.com
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A manned mission to Mars is expensive. We plan to fund it by making it the biggest media spectacle in history. This way, everyone will get the chance to not only watch the astronauts make their journey, but choose who gets to do so. Four people, icons, who will leave their life on Earth behind and start an adventure on a new planet tens of millions of miles away.
Challenges of Getting to Mars: Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror
I suppose this is related.
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Team members share the challenges of Curiosity's final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars.
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Curiosity Touchdown 10:31 PM PDT August 5, 2012.